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2000 Toyota Corolla

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.

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145Owner complaints

Model-year median: 129

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
135
1997225
1998155
1999145
2000133
2001117
2002720
2003
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
47Air Bags
17Steering
11Tires
10Seat Belts
9
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
9Suspension
8Power Train
7Structure
7Vehicle Speed Control
7Visibility
7Electrical System
6Exterior Lighting
6Fuel System, Gasoline
4Engine
3Equipment
3Unknown Or Other
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Interior Lighting
1Seats
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

70 reports with mileage · 75 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

22 crash reports3 fire reports13 injury reports

Wheels complaints

1 reports
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165,000 miles · Nov 12, 2008
Wheels

NO CRASH. ANNUAL "SAFETY INSPECTION" IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES REMOVAL OF WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. WHEEL STUDS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT NEARLY EVERY INSPECTION FROM OVERTIGHTENING USING ORDINARY EQUIPMENT AT THE STATION AND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE STUDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR …

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NO CRASH. ANNUAL "SAFETY INSPECTION" IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES REMOVAL OF WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. WHEEL STUDS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT NEARLY EVERY INSPECTION FROM OVERTIGHTENING USING ORDINARY EQUIPMENT AT THE STATION AND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE STUDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANNUAL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION USING UNCONTROLLED AIR IMPACT WRENCHES. I HAVE REPLACED 5 WHEEL STUDS SO FAR AN I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE MORE. LOSS OF MORE THAN A FEW WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF A WHEEL AND A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10248543

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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